This summer, Campbell’s Kids Soup came out with a new delicious and healthy flavor — Campbell’s SpongeBob soup. If you have had problems getting your kids to eat healthy foods, you won’t with this soup. What kid can resist SpongeBob?!
This chicken noodle soup offers great taste and fun shapes. Additionally, Campbell Soup Company has reduced the sodium in all of their kids soups to meet government criteria for “healthy” foods — controlled for fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and containing a positive nutrient source such as good source of vitamin A.
Recently, I had an opportunity to try the SpongeBob soup …read more

I’m still on a soup kick…. I made up a pot of Minestrone, using items that I already had around the house. I like a Minestrone because it’s one of those dishes that is easily adaptable. I can think of a number of variations, including adding items like turnips or potatoes. I’ve even read recipes that stirred a tablespoon of Pesto Sauce into the soup bowl just before serving.
My oldest daughter loved this soup. I hope your family enjoys it, as well. If you try it with variations, please share your ideas in the comments.
Chunky Minestrone
*4 slices bacon, cut into …read more

This past weekend, most of my family was sick, including me. I wanted to make a pot of Chicken Soup, but I honestly could not stand up for very long. I figured that I would take my chances with a simple Crockpot soup method and it turned out great.
My family all has different tastes when it comes to Chicken Soup, so I made a batch of rice, thinking that Sarah and I could add it to ours and Bay could skip it. I also added hot sauce to mine, because I like a bit of heat.
Simple Soup – Chicken In …read more

I was standing in my kitchen the other day trying to think of what to make for dinner but was totally blank on any ideas. It was actually the day after I just went grocery shopping. The kind of days when there’s too much in the fridge and freezer, and pantry is all packed that you don’t know what to make. Do you even get those days? Anyhooo, my son came in and suggested ramen noodles. So I said, sure why not. It has been a while since I made my ramen noodles with all the fixings.
This time around, instead …read more

I’ve been doing my best to have more fresh fruit and vegetablesaround the house. I want the kids to snack on more than crackers or… ramen.
I’ve got both fresh and frozen choices available to them, which reminds me….frozen cherries, not as much flavor as fresh, but not a bad frozen treat when you are feeling snack-y. 
Today the market had melons on sale for 2-for-1.  Score!  Here’s a recipe for Honeydew Melon Soup, from the Rosewood Country Inn, in Bradford, New Hampshire.
Honeydew Soup
Ingredients:
1 large ripe honeydew melon, seeded and cut into chunks with rind removed
3/4 cup orange/pineapple juice
1 Tablespoon honey
1 …read more

I really enjoy blogging about food, I can fix something for supper and have a blog post ready to go at the same time! Tonight we had ham and potato soup with dumplings, so I thought I’d share the recipe. The only problem is I usually just dump everything in until I have the right balance and it tastes good. I encourage you to play around with the recipe a little to suit your own taste.
Ham and Potato Soup with Dumplings
8-10 potatoes peeled and diced
1 cup diced ham
3 cups of milk
1 Tablespoon of butter
1/2 of a medium onion diced
1 egg
about …read more

This weekend, my friend, Jackie, was over and we drank a couple of Bloody Marys with spicy tomato juice. They were so good – like salsa with vodka in it. Ever since then, I’ve been thinking about Gazpacho, which has always tasted like salsa soup to me. Yum. 

Here’s a recipe for Gazpacho from the Sherwood Forest B&B, in Saugatuck, Michigan. 
The Sirens Gazpacho 
Ingredients:
6 large tomatoes
2 cups tomato juice
1 medium sized cucumber, chopped and seeded
1 medium sized green pepper, finely chopped
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 medium clove garlic, minced
1 quarter cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
3-4 drops Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon …read more

People with Celiac Disease are allergic to gluten which can be found in wheat, rye, barley, or oats.  If they eat gluten, it damages their intestines which leads to an inability to adequately absorb nutrients from the food that they eat. This means that they don’t get enough vitamins, protein, calcium, carbohydrates, or fats in their diet.
Kettle Cuisine’s gluten-free line of frozen soups were inspired by the company’s founder, for his daughter, who had to follow a gluten-free diet. Kettle Cuisine, supplier of soups to restaurants for more than 21 years, has 4 meat-free vegetarian soups in the gluten-free line. …read more

If you’re like me, you might be done with summer menus — enough with the burgers, hot dogs and tuna steaks…I can’t even think about how many more ways to make potato salad.
But there is one summer star that needs special mention. Watermelon…there simply can not be anything more refreshing or lusty than a big ripe watermelon. (We’ve already covered the sublime Jersey tomato.)
I think if chefs would have an easer time pitching cold fruit soups, if they would just get over the posturing and called them what they are: slushies.
Here’s a recipe, however, from chef Johan Svensson, published in …read more